The Department of Defense said Vipin Narang will serve as acting assistant secretary of defense for space policy beginning Monday. Narang, the principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for space policy, will fill the role left by John Plumb, whose departure was confirmed in March two years after he was confirmed by the Senate. Plumb […]
The Space Systems Command’s Commercial Space Office plans to hold an industry session in August for the Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve, envisioned for voluntary support to space missions in times of war or crisis. Col. Richard Kniseley, senior materiel leader of COMSO, disclosed that the event is geared toward issuing the first CASR contracts, including […]
The NASA Launch Services Program will secure a U.S. commercial space launch provider for the European Space Agency’s ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover mission’s voyage scheduled in 2028 to search for life traces on the Red Planet. The NASA effort is one of the agency’s commitments to its memorandum of understanding signed with ESA on Thursday. […]
Lithuania has become the 40th nation to sign the Artemis Accords, marking a significant step forward in international cooperation for peaceful and sustainable space exploration. The signing ceremony was held in Vilnius, Lithuania, and was attended by Ausrine Armonaite, Lithuania’s minister of economy and innovation, and U.S. Ambassador Kara McDonald, NASA said. Armonaite underscored Lithuania’s […]
The Department of Commerce Office of Space Commerce has extended the Consolidated Pathfinder project for another month. With the extension, OSC, through its partner NASA, has placed new orders for commercial space situational awareness data and services on the Global Data Marketplace, available to all Consolidated Pathfinder participants: COMSPOC, Kayhan Space, LeoLabs, Slingshot Aerospace and […]
NASA has appointed David Salvagnini as chief artificial intelligence officer, expanding his existing responsibilities as the space agency’s chief data officer. In his new role, Salvagnini will be responsible for aligning the strategic vision and planning for AI usage within the agency and facilitating partnerships with academic institutions and other experts on the development of […]
Lockheed Martin has awarded Terran Orbital a subcontract in support of the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 2 Tracking Layer satellite constellation. Under the contract, Terran Orbital will be responsible for building 18 advanced satellite buses that will house Lockheed’s wide field-of-view missile warning/missile tracking satellites and two missile defense satellites, Terran Orbital said. The satellites, […]
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has announced that the SpaceWERX unit of its AFWERX division will hold its second Challenge Definition Workshop in June, which will open potential funding opportunities for collaborative projects on the workshop topic, “Sustained Space Maneuver.” The first workshop, held in July and focused on Tactically Responsive Space, culminated in […]
A bipartisan group of public officials expressed opposition to a report by the U.S. Air Force recommending putting all National Guard space units under the U.S. Space Force. In a letter sent by 85 bipartisan lawmakers on Monday, the group called on Congress to not abandon the idea that when an individual signs up for […]
The Logistics Management Institute will deploy its Rapid Analysis and Prototyping Toolkit for Resiliency for data analytics and technical support across NASA under a potential five-year, $115 million blanket purchase agreement. Zaki Saleh, senior vice president of LMI health and civilian market and a 4×24 member, expressed the company’s pride in continuing a 44-year partnership […]
